| Prescott is a city in Yavapai
County, Arizona, USA. Locals prefer to pronounce the name PRES-skit. It
is also Arizona's official Christmas City.
 The
city is the county seat of Yavapai County. In 1864 Prescott was designated
as the capital of the Arizona Territory, replacing the temporary capital
at Fort Whipple. The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson in
1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix
became the capital in 1889.
The towns of Prescott Valley
(7 miles east) and Chino Valley (16 miles north), and Prescott, together
comprise what is locally known as the "Tri-City" area. This also sometimes
refers to in general central Yavapai County, which would include the towns
of: Dewey-Humboldt, Mayer, Paulden, Wilhoit, and Wlliamson Valley. Combined
with these smaller communities the Tri-City area as of 2007 has a population
of 103,260. Prescott is the center of the Prescott Metropolitan Area, defined
by the U.S. Census Bureau as all of Yavapai County. In 2009, Yavapai County
was estimated to have 229,640 residents by the U.S. Census Bureau, making
Prescott the third-largest metropolitan area in Arizona, after Phoenix
(4.2 million) and Tucson (1 million).
Metro Prescott's four-season
climate is generally mild, owing to the altitude of 5,354 ft (1,632 m),
being significantly cooler than the lower southern areas of the state and
yet without the harsher winters found at higher altitudes.
The Yavapai-Prescott Indian
Tribe reservation is located next to, and partially within, the borders
of Prescott.
 Sedona
is a city and community that straddles the county line between Coconino
and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state
of Arizona. Sedona's main attraction is its stunning array of red sandstone
formations, the Red Rocks of Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant
orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The Red Rocks
form a breathtaking backdrop for everything from spiritual pursuits to
the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails.
Sedona is named after Sedona
Miller Schnebly (1877–1950), the wife of the city's first postmaster, who
was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness.
Tucson is the county
seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km)
southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles (98 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
In 2005, Tucson ranked as the 32nd largest city and 52nd largest metropolitan
area in the United States.
It is the largest city in
southern Arizona and the second largest in the state. Tucson is home to
the University of Arizona.
 Major
incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest
of the city, Sahuarita south of the city, and South Tucson in an enclave
south of downtown. Communities in the vicinity of Tucson (some within or
overlapping the city limits) include Casas Adobes, Catalina, Catalina Foothills,
Flowing Wells, Green Valley, Tanque Verde, New Pascua, Vail and Benson.
Tucson has four main mountain
ranges, one to the north known as the Santa Catalina Mountains, to the
east are the Rincon Mountains, south the Santa Rita Mountains will be found,
and west are the Tucson Mountains. The highest point in the area is Mount
Wrightson found in the Santa Rita Mountains at 9,453 feet above sea level,
surpassing Mount Lemmon by about 300 feet.
The English name Tucson derives
from the Spanish name of the city, Tucsón. Tucson is sometimes referred
to as "The Old Pueblo".
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